Legal Opinion
State v. Hamilton
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 1992No. 91-435PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage
The State of Montana appeals from an order of the District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District, Big Horn County, dismissing three counts of official misconduct against Mona Lorraine Hamilton. We affirm.
The issue is whether the official misconduct charges brought against Hamilton were based on a continuing course of conduct so that they were not barred by the one-year statute of limitation for misdemeanors.
In April 1991, an information was filed against Hamilton, the County Treasurer of Big Horn County, charging her with nine counts of official misconduct in violation of 45-7-401, MCA.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. SchartonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- State v. LongneckMontana Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. ClemensMontana Supreme Court · 1910
- State v. LongneckMontana Supreme Court · 1982
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